DCFS director Marc Smith
DCFS director Marc Smith testifies before the House Appropriations-Human Services Committee in 2019. Kiichiro Sato / Associated Press
DCFS director Marc Smith
DCFS director Marc Smith testifies before the House Appropriations-Human Services Committee in 2019. Kiichiro Sato / Associated Press

The Department of Children and Family Services is officially transitioning leadership. But the agency has long faced systemic issues.

Reset talks with a WBEZ reporter about the current state of the department.

GUEST: Alex Degman, statehouse reporter for WBEZ

DCFS director Marc Smith
DCFS director Marc Smith testifies before the House Appropriations-Human Services Committee in 2019. Kiichiro Sato / Associated Press
DCFS director Marc Smith
DCFS director Marc Smith testifies before the House Appropriations-Human Services Committee in 2019. Kiichiro Sato / Associated Press

The Department of Children and Family Services is officially transitioning leadership. But the agency has long faced systemic issues.

Reset talks with a WBEZ reporter about the current state of the department.

GUEST: Alex Degman, statehouse reporter for WBEZ